"A lot of us have not been able to breathe for a week, but their faces just light up they're like oh my word, oh my word, is its really true, is it true?" said Patti Thorsen, teacher at Avalon Elementary.

The group of 20 students just learned they will meet First Lady Michelle Obama when she arrives in Naples Friday.

The news left some screaming, others speechless.

"I didn't even say anything because I didn't even know what to do," said Malik Gayo, fifth grader at Mike Davis Elementary School.

Impressed by Mike Davis' running club and Avalon's healthy garden, the first lady picked the programs to promote her 'lets move' campaign against childhood obesity.

"I pretty much broke down in tears because I was just so happy and so proud of the kids and the work they've been doing out here," said Thorsen.

The kids at Avalon plan to give the first lady a gift with pods from their miracle tree so she can plant the seeds at the White House.

"It does miracles. Its leaves, they're healthier than 9 bananas and gallons of milk, amazing," said Emma Bissell, fifth grader at Avalon Elementary.

What will the kids say to Mrs. Obama?

"I'm going to tell her what we do with the morning. I think ill have to squeeze that into one minute though," said Bissell.

"That our program is really nice for kids to run and be healthy," said Gayo.

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